Dear friend,make God the centre of your relationship or marriage if you want to succeed.God is the best Thermostat handler and the best Thermometer observer and reader.A thermostat is used to regulate temperature.If a body or system is too hot or too cold,the thermostat brings it to a safe and normal level.God,in his infinite wisdom has also installed a thermostat into the human body and other animals which he deems deserving of such.The human body in particular is enabled to function at its best throughout the year under any temperature.Do you know that human relationships do have their highs and lows in terms of heat and pressure? Hotness and coolness in emotions,anxieties,worries and disappointments are realities which promote instability both psychologically and spiritually,hence causing sorrow and sickness. Conversely, joys, happiness,acts of appreciation and commendation are positive levels of emotion which promote health.When God is at the centre,his words occupy first place in thoughts and decisions.God’s words refresh and renew our minds.Therefore,peace,joy and good health prevail both inwardly and physically. Sometimes the physical body may suffer pain or sickness,but the inward peace given through knowing God overshadows the difficult external manifestation.The word of God states: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,whose mind is stayed on thee:because he trusteth in thee.Trust ye in the LORD for ever;for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength Isaiah 26:3-4. Peace within and around an individual is more than doubled when a man and woman in a life-long relationship,both submit to God and honour him with their lives. Difficult or challenging times would never destabilize such relationship,because God is at the centre.He is the defence,director,provider and sustainer.A striking difference exists between this peaceful relationship and a selfish, carnally-inclined relationship, where God has been dethroned!The Psalmist testifies: Many are the afflictions of the righteous:but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. Psalms 34:19. The righteous is a sinner who has repented, asking for forgiveness and obtaining it from God. Such a person has surrendered to God through Jesus Christ. Please, give God a chance. Grace be with you.
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3 Aug
AGAPE NUGGETS – 2
Forgiveness is an essential component of relationships. If you appreciate or love a person, you would not be hesitant to overlook his or her shortcomings or failures. That is not indicative of condoning the bad behaviour of the other person,but being willing and ready to accommodate and uplift the man, woman or child whom you love.If a person fails, you would not seek to bury him or her alive! You would not ‘make a mountain out of a molehill’ in the course of your reaction to the other person’s mistakes or failures.A molehill is the small mound of earth thrown up by a mole while burrowing. A mole is a small burrowing mammal which has velvety or dark fur. It has a its forearms specialised for digging.It often feeds on insects.If you would judge yourself truly, you would know that you are not perfect either.A molehill is treated as a mountain when you exagerrate on the mistakes of others,making them look aweful as if irredeemable.You could make your spouse appear useless or unprofitable when you never see any good in whatever he or she does.Who are you to condemn another person?Have you never failed? We put it to you that by that very attitude of yours in justifying yourself,you have just failed! On the other hand,you may not approve the acts of the other person,but you seek to correct him or her in love, by making constructive criticisms.Anyone who fails to see positive potential in his or her neighbour,work colleague,subordinates,students, friend,family member or spouse needs to do a self-examination.Forgive today and always.Forgive your spouse now.God forgives us and expects us to be forgiving too; otherwise God would not forgive us.Corrective discipline is better than damning judgment which closes the door to future hope and progress.That is not the way of peace and progress.Habitual fault-finding makes a person to hunt for faults in others.The trend therefore is to find fault on important matters as well as trivial matters.On those trivial matters,watch out;you might be ‘making a mountain out of a molehill’.Please shun stubborn unforgiving lifestyle because it is psychologically and spiritually poisonous!Another very interesting rider to forgiveness is in dealing with your self personally.Do you;have you;or would you ever forgive yourself?Paul writing under the influence of the Spirit of God in Ephesians 4:31-32 states: Let all bitterness,and wrath,and anger and clamour,and evil speaking be put away from you,with all malice:And be ye kind one to another,tenderhearted,forgiving one another,even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.Jesus Christ also said that if we forgive others,God would forgive us,but if we fail to forgive,then we should not expect to be forgiven by God!(Matthew 6:14-15). Please,get in touch with us.God bless you.
24 Jan
NEW BOOK: ‘More Than Vuvuzela Sounds’ by Dele Ashaye
Imagine being stung by hundreds of bees and staying alive. Dele in this book, ‘More than Vuvuzela Sounds: The Buzzing and Stings of Bees’, narrates a strange encounter with wild honey bees in Nigeria, West Africa. He and three friends were suddenly attacked by the bees. He goes on to explain why he believes he and others were able to survive the attack. How would you compare the sounds of vuvuzela horns with the buzzing sounds of wild bees?Read how Dele does. He also relates the story to the human life and the last phase of human history. It is a book on Christian living.
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